"El Toro was riding very ... on Thursday the mammoth wooden roller coaster hit a "pothole," a term used to describe a slight separation between the track and wooden structure.

Inspectors found that the ride sustained structural damage to multiple wooden track support columns ... an email Thursday to NJ.com. “The El Toro roller coaster continues to remain shut down ...

"Therefore, the El Toro roller coaster continues to remain shut down and has been placed under engineering review by DCA." The cause of the damage to the track support columns hasn't yet been ...

But the fact that multiple track support columns showed structural ... mph — usually reserved for more modern, steel coasters. Since 2009, El Toro has never been ranked lower than the third ...

JACKSON, NJ (PIX11) — The El Toro roller coaster at New Jersey’s Six Flags ... park and found structural damage to several wooden track support columns, a spokesperson for the NJ Department ...

A series of incidents has intermittently closed El ... coaster. The ride was closed indefinitely while under engineering review by the DCA. DCA spokesperson Tammori Petty-Dixon said El Toro ...

El Toro was voted the best wooden coaster in the world by both the 2011 Internet Coaster Poll and Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards in 2017. Roller Coaster Car Flies off Track During Ride ...

El Toro will remain closed for ... Last year, the wooden roller coaster was closed when the rear wheels of the car lifted off the track. No one was injured, but the state fined the park $5,000 ...

The giant wooden roller coaster, El Toro, is set to reopen on Saturday. In August 2022, inspectors deemed the ride "structurally compromised," with damage to the track support columns. The ride ...

The El Toro roller coaster at Six Flags Six Flags ... to multiple wooden track support columns along a section of the coaster track, according to Lisa M. Ryan, a spokeswoman for the state ...